Sage...the puppy...house training

Our beagle pup is now 5 months old. She is a handful at times. I guess any puppy is at this age.

Sage the CatDog...lol

We are still working on house training. For some reason she likes to do her business under out kitchen table. Then there are the random "hey I have to pee so I'm gonna right here" times. It is getting very frustrating. It has been a while since I had to train a puppy. Our lab was my hubby's before we got married so he took care of all the puppy business.

She is a chewer. And she LOVES to find G-man's toys and chew on them. This morning it was his Spiderman watch that he got at Christmas. That was a meltdown moment for him. So he is learning that he has to be more careful with his toys and make sure to pick up. Mommy & Daddy are learning to be more strict about picking up toys also.

G-man has a love/hate relationship with Sage. He loves her and wants to play with her, pet her, and tug on her. Then he doesn't like her when she plays rough and bites back.  A constant battle in my life now.
 Boys and their puppies.

Recently G-man has talked about how he misses Remi our lab. It was a sad day when Remi died. He was a good dog and we all miss him.

Sage is definitely apart of our family now. 

Thanksgiving Week

This Thanksgiving Week has been a roller coaster ride for my family. 

The week started out nicely, spending some time with my family. I hunted with my brother, dad and husband for the first time. We had a full family photo done for my mother's birthday. Took her out to dinner. We picked our new addition to the family, our beagle puppy Sage.

Hubby and I did not get to go out small game hunting like we had wanted to. But we did have a nice Thanksgiving dinner out with his family at a local restaurant. Then we settled in for a movie at home and enjoyed the evening .

Black Friday, brought a whole new meaning to our family. Again we were not able to get out and do any hunting. Of course, with a new puppy we have to go outside first thing after we wake up. So I trotted out side with the puppy and our lab. After Sage did her business, we headed inside but our lab stayed outside. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door...our lab had been hit by a car. It was not a good way to start our day. That night was the most shaken up I have seen  my husband. He showed our 3 year old son where Remi was buried and told him that he would not be coming back. Our son has taken our pet loss well. I think it is due to the new puppy.

Remi was a good dog, even though he got on my nerves. He will be missed.

Hunting Buddy Found

Hunting Buddy Found

On our trip to New York, we found the Beagle pup we have been looking for.

We really lucked out. There were 8 pups, 3 male and 5 female. All puppies were tri-colored. We chose a female pup and we named her Sage. When it came down to picking a pup, there was only 1 male left and all the females. Hubby really wanted a female so that we can breed her. The name Sage was chosen because of the meaning that we found.  Sage - Meaning "wise, healthy" Sage is a great Beagle dog name for the wise canine you have at home, and one you can always go to for advice. Sage is just a little peanut at 13 weeks old. She was the runt of the liter. Both parents are 13 inch tall beagles. I think, Sage will have a lot of growing to do to get to that size. 

Sage

Dam OSO II

We will be registering her with AKC. She has excellent bloodlines. Her mother has won trophies at competitions. This Dam is from the Ninja and Warlock Bloodline.

We will be going out small game hunting this weekend. Hopefully there will be a few bunnies. We will use the bunnies for training with Sage over the next few days and weeks. I'll write more about training later.